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Patent Absurdity

by: Luca Lucarini

Publication date: 2010

Usage: Attribution-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States

Topics: Patents, Free Software, Law, Technology

Language: English

Item Size: 1.2G

Patent Absurdity explores the case of software patents and the history of judicial activism that led to their rise, and the harm being done to software developers and the wider economy. The film is based on a series of interviews conducted during the Supreme Court's review of in re Bilski — a case that could have profound implications for the patenting of software.

With interviews from Eben Moglen, Dan Bricklin, Karen Sandler, Richard Stallman and others...

Credits

* Directed, Shot and Edited by Luca Lucarini
* Produced by Jamie King
* Animations by Christopher Allan Webber
* Sound Mix by Matt Smith

Addeddate: 2010-04-16 06:11:10

Color: color

Director: Luca Lucarini

Identifier: Patent_Absurdity

Sound: sound

Year: 2010

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Reviewer: PJP88029 - - February 25, 2020
Subject: Wow, if you want to know More about how Lawyers get richer...

Watch this video on Patenting. I knew Nothing about Patent Creating, Laws, and controversies prior to watching this half hour video made ten years ago. Now, I know a little bit and am amazed at how the US Legal System, Lawyers, Legislators, Judges have decided that Mathematical Algorithms are now patentable processes, which software creators both rejoice over; and abhor. VERY educational if you have a curious mind, such as myself, that loves to learn a little about a lot in the limited time we have during our life.

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